For government and donor programmes
Build national AIDC capability that can be measured
Build national AIDC capability that can be measured - specified as a bill of quantities, paid against verified outcomes, and evidenced by a credential that outlives the programme.
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Programme architecture
Six stages, in order. Each one produces the evidence the next one needs.
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Assess
Establish what capability exists today, measured rather than asserted, so the baseline is defensible in an appraisal.
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Design
Turn the gap into a costed programme with line items against deliverables.
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Build capability
Deliver the curriculum through institutions, partners or private cohorts, at the tier the roles require.
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Certify
Assess against the standard and issue credentials that anyone can verify, so completion is evidence rather than a report.
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Measure
Count capability the way the programme was costed: people assessed, people certified, roles covered.
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Sustain
The register and the certified internal bench remain after the funding ends, which is the first question every appraisal asks.
How this is structured
- We are the verification layer, not the trainingTraining providers deliver. We set the standard, assess against it, and issue the credential - so capability can be counted, not asserted.
- Priced as a bill of quantitiesLine items against deliverables, not a lump sum. What is being bought is legible to an appraisal and to an auditor.
- Paid against indicators, not milestones on paperDisbursement follows verified outcomes: people assessed, people certified, capability demonstrably in place.
- Sustainability is answered first, not lastThe first question in every appraisal is what happens when the programme ends. The credential and the register outlive the funding.
Where it applies
Workforce development
Technical and vocational capability at national scale.
Government digital transformation
The identification and capture layer beneath service delivery.
Public health
Patient, specimen and commodity identification across health supply chains.
National identification
Identity systems and the assurance they require.
Supply-chain traceability
Event-level traceability between organisations, not inside one.
Ports and borders
Customs, cargo and movement, where capture accuracy sets clearance time.
Smart infrastructure
Distributed asset registers and field condition capture.
Donor-funded capability programmes
Disbursement-linked indicators with verifiable evidence behind each one.
The evidence a programme leaves behind
A public register
Every credential issued is recorded and can be checked by anyone without an account — including an auditor, years later.
Verify a credentialA certified internal bench
Faculty and internal trainers certified at the tier they deliver, so the next intake does not need the original supplier.
Faculty enablementAn institutional route
Where the programme runs through universities and TVETs, the curriculum is built to be taught rather than adapted.
Institutional programmesDownload the capability framework
How a national programme is specified, costed and evidenced.
- Certification Framework 2026 The approved three-level system, what each level certifies, and how progression is protected. This is the standard the credential is assessed against. PDF · 21 pages · 465 KB
- Student course and career guide The whole ecosystem in one document: what AIDC is, the technical, commercial and academic pathways, how they differ, what each stage costs, how to choose where to start and where each route leads. PDF · 19 pages · 1008 KB
- Government programme explained How a national capability programme is specified as a bill of quantities, paid against verified outcomes and evidenced afterwards. PDF · 13 pages · 299 KB
Capability that can be counted, not asserted.
Ministries and agencies
Discuss a national programmeDevelopment partners
Download Capability FrameworkImplementing institutions
Delivery routes